Dispensing-display stand



Jan. 11, 1949. s. A. PRAG 2453797 DISPENS ING-D1 SPLAY STAND Filed Deo. 5 1945 INVE'NT'OI? SEVERIN A. PRAG Patented Jan. 11, 1949 UNIET ED EIS QF'F ICE DISPENSING-DISBI-IAY STAND Severin A..Prag St. Lnuis;.Mo.

Applioatibnl)ecember 5, 1945, Serial N0. 632,875

This invention relates todispensingdisplay stand's;- particular15r: the coll'apsible type: of: stand,

inwhich:the:wares tobe soldaare displayed and from which: customers help themselves.

The main object of the invention: is1 to produce sucha= standwhiehzoan be collapsed with the minimum of time and effort, and it is especially applicable forselling newspapers. though not limited to thisuse. Asis well.known by news-- paper dealers, it is importantthat their display stands be adapted for quick :collection after the papers have-beensold; and-al'sothat a sing1e person 1be ab1e to collect a considerable number of the stands forreturn to the dealer: My stand meets these requirernents by reasonof::the ease:with whichait may be collapsed andaplaced on: the-.001- leetors t-ruck and its light weig ht. A Iurt-her advantage of my stand is that, besides being weatherproof itself, it also provides protection for the wares being displayed or sold out of doors in inclement weather by means of its cover, which automatically falls into place after eaeh sale unless fastened in raised position.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the stand in unfolded position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, vertical section thereof, taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1, showing particularly the folding mechanism.

Fig. 3 is an elevational rear vievv of the stand in collapsed condition.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section thereof taken Online 4-4 Fig. 3.

While I have illustrated and Will describe the invention particularly as a newspaper stand, it is to be understood that it could be used to equal advantage for the display and sale of various other small articles, and I prefer to construct it entirely of metal, except the sack. II; Will be noted that in the drawings (Figs. 1 and 2) I have shown a coin box attached to the stand, but the coin box is the subject of a separate application and Will not be referred to herein. The stand can be used equally weil without the coin box.

I will first describe the stand as it appears when unfolded, and in this position the invention comprises a frame including a pair of diagonal side members I which also serve as supporting legs, a cross bar 2 connecting the members I at their upper ends, a cross bar 3 connecting them at their lower ends, and a cross bar 4 connecting them at a point somewhat above the center of said members I. The parts thus far mentioned are rigidly secured together, preferably by welding. Slightly spaced above the cross bar 4 a rotatable 2.Glaims. (Ch. 248-97) cr0ss 'bar 52 extends between the diagonal members :I; and}s-lightlmspaced below thecross bar 4 az.rotafiahle.cross bar tilextendsbet-weensaid diagonalfmembers.

A diagonal supporting member I is rigidly secured to the center of the rotatable CIOSS'-'bLI 6, said supp0rting. mamber fI terminating als its:lovver end: in an archedportion-;having a pair of legs:. 8 for additional support. Each leg 8''is provi'cled atitslower endvvith:a clamp9 ad'apt8dto engage a diagonal member I? when the stand;is; c ollapsed as- Will be presently: described.

Rig-idly secured:to-thefront of the=cross bar-II apair of rings l.extendforwardlyat right angles tosaid cross bar I. A rectangular frame, for the support. of the newspapersack II, comprises a rear rod- I2, en'd3rods I3, and-a front rod I4the rear rod I2 being swingable in the rings III. The newspaper sack I I is suspended fro1n the rods I-2, I3, and I4, to Which it is fastened by means of clasps I5. or in any preferred manner.

An arm I6 is pivotally secured at I'I to each of the end rods I3 and extends diagonally to one of the diagonal side members I said arm being provided with a slot I8 by means of which the arm I6 is slidable on a pin I9 on the said diagonal member I. The slot I8 terminates at its lower end in an enlarged opening having a shoulder 20 for engagernent with the pin I9 to hold the arm IG stationary against sliding movement when desired.

A sheet metal cover 2I for the sack I I is rigidly secured to the rotatable cross bar 5 so that it Will swing with the rotation of said cross bar. The lid 2I is of such dimensions that it Will fit loosely within the aperture formed above the cross bar 5 by the diagonal members I and the cross bar 2 and at its forward edge lt is provided with a clamp 22 adapted to engage the cross bar 2 to hold said lid in its raised position (Fig. l).

In operation the procedure is as follows: Suppose the stand is in its unfolded position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the Intention is to collapse it. The supporting member I and the legs 8 are pushed forward until the clamps 9 engage the diagonal members I. The pins I9 are disengaged from the shoulders 2II, which permits the arms IG to slide upon the diagonal members I by virtue of the slots I 8, which has the efiect of drawing down the end rods I3 of the rectangular frame through the pivotal connectio-ns at II, and also through the swinging engagement of the rear rod I2 with the rings I I], so that the said rectangular frame assumes a position practically parallel with the diagonal members I. At this point the stand has been collapsed to the position shown in Fig. 4.

New suppose lt is desired to open the stand for use. The diagonal members l are disengaged from the clamps 9 and the legs 8 are pulled back to the position shown in Fig. 2, and when they have reached this point further backward movement is prevented by a stop member 23 which is secured 120 the rotatable cross bar 6 and comes to rast against the cross bar 4.

The next step is to open the sack II, and this is accomplished Joy drawing upward the and rods I 3 until the shoulders 20 -engage the pins I9. This movement causes the rod I2 to swing in the rings Ifl and extends the bars I3 and l'4 to their horizontal positions, which obviously causes the sack H to 'assume the unfolded position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Sometimes in case of inolement weather it is necessary to close down the cover 2I over the sack H, and this is done by merely disengaging the clamp 22 from the cross bar 2 and swinging said cover downwardly until it rests upon the rods I2, I3, and I4. This downward movement of the cover 2I is illustrated in dot and dash lines in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A dispensing-display stand comprising in its unfolded position a pair of diagonal side members and a swingable supporting member, a member rigidly connecting said diagonal members, a sack and means on said conneoting member for swingably supporting said sack, slotted elements adapted for sliding movement upon said diagonal members for collapsing said sack, and means for preventing such movement, said diagonal members extending upwardly beyond said sack and being provideol als their upper ends Wlth a connecting member, and a swingable cover for said sack adapt-ed to be engaged with said connecting member so retain said cover in raised position, said stand being adapted to collapse with its parts in substantially parallel positions.

2. A dispensing-display stand comprising in its unfolded Position a pair of diagonal side members and a swingable supporting member provided with a stop for limiting its movement, a rigid connecting member between said diagonal members, a sack and means on said rigid member for swingably supporting said sack, slotted elements pivotally attached to said sack-supporting means and adaptecl for sliding movement upon said diagonal members for collapsing said sack, means for preventing said movement, and. a swingable cover for said sank, said diagonal members extending upwardly beyond said sank and being provided at their upper encls with a horizontal connecting member, and said swingable cover having a clamp for engagement with said horizontal connecting member adapted to retain said cover in raised position, said stand being adapted to collapse with its parts in substantially parallel positions.

SEVERIN A. PRAG.

REFERENCES CITED 'Ihe following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNI'IED STATES PATENTS Number Name Dato 447,686 Holladay Max. 3, 1891 511,156 Newton Beo. 19, 1893 653,035 Noble July 3, 1900 1,424,026 Miller July 25, 1922 

